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Verbal Fluency Test

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Verbal Fluency Test

  • Indications
  1. Dementia Screening
  2. Language and Executive Functioning brief assessment
  • Technique
  1. Name as many animals as possible in 1 minute
  2. One point assigned for each unique animal
  • Interpretation
  • Scores consistent with Dementia
  1. Standard education: Positive if Score <15
  2. Education <8 years: Positive if Score <12
  3. No formal education: Positive if Score <9
  • Efficacy
  1. Test Sensitivity: 88%
  2. Test Specificity: 96%